Degradation and stabilization of implantable polymers

Degradation and stabilization of implantable polymers

Polymeric biomaterials intended to perform in `permanent' or biodegradable medical devices were shown to degrade chemically in vivo by hydrolysis and oxidation. Suggestions are made to reduce their susceptibility to these two mechanisms.

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Veröffentlicht in:Artificial cells, blood substitutes, and immobilization biotechnology blood substitutes, and immobilization biotechnology, 1994-11, Vol.22 (5), p.A10-A10
1. Verfasser: Coury, Arthur J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Polymeric biomaterials intended to perform in `permanent' or biodegradable medical devices were shown to degrade chemically in vivo by hydrolysis and oxidation. Suggestions are made to reduce their susceptibility to these two mechanisms.
ISSN:1073-1199